Beach umbrella with lamps

ABSTRACT

A beach umbrella with lamps includes mainly a plurality of spreaders and ribs respectively having a C-shaped insert groove opening downward, and a plurality of small lamps fitted in each C-shaped groove as if hidden in the spreaders and the ribs, and a switch fixed on a lower portion of the shank to turn on and off the small lamps so as to facilitate assembly and use of the beach umbrella with lamps. Then the lamps may be lit on and off to shine in the umbrella during nighttime to set forth gracious atmosphere.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] This invention relates to a beach umbrella with lamps,particularly standing on the ground and useable at night for lighting toset forth gracious atmosphere as well.

[0002] Conventional beach umbrellas are widely used not only at beachesbut outdoor leisure coffee or refreshment stands for shading people fromhot sunshine during the daytime so as to permit them rest comfortably.

[0003] Conventional beach umbrellas generally have a shank, a pluralityof spreaders fitted on the shank and spread outward radially, and aplurality of ribs combined with the spreaders for supporting a canopysewn on the ribs. Then conventional beach umbrellas are spread forhiding people sitting under the umbrella from hot sunlight duringdaytime, but always collapsed during the night lest they should hidelamplight or place temporarily lamps in the umbrellas to supply properillumination.

[0004] But conventional beach umbrellas have to be lighted with extralamps during the night, not convenient to use, as they have to becollapsed by manual work and cannot be taken away as they are mostlyfixed on the ground. Besides, should there be any dirt on the umbrellas,the dirt may fall down on the ground to litter an outdoor resting areain case of the umbrella collapsed. So some businessmen hang small lampson the spreaders of a conventional beach umbrella for lighting, but itis not so suitable to decorate an outdoor resting area for takingrefreshments or coffee.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0005] The objective of the invention is to offer a beach umbrella withlamps fixed under a lower side of each spreader and each rib, which haverespectively a C-shaped insert groove for lamps to fit therein. Then thelamps are simple to combine with the spreaders and the ribs of a beachumbrella, not spoil the whole beautifulness of the beach umbrella, butproducing gracious atmosphere during night in an outdoor resting area.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0006] This invention will be better understood by referring to theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

[0007]FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of abeach umbrella with lamps of the present invention.

[0008]FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a second embodiment of abeach umbrella with lamps of the present invention.

[0009]FIG. 3 is a magnified perspective view of a rib and lamps withlead wires of the present invention.

[0010]FIG. 4 is a front cross-sectional view of the rib combined withlamps of the present invention.

[0011]FIG. 5 is a view of the beach umbrella in spread using conditionof the present invention.

[0012]FIG. 6 is an upper cross-sectional view of a hollow shank of thepresent invention.

[0013]FIG. 7 is an upper cross-sectional view of a solid shank of thepresent invention.

[0014]FIG. 8 is a view of the beach umbrella with lamps of the collapsedcondition of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] A first embodiment of a beach umbrella with lamps in the presentinvention, as shown in FIG. 1, includes a shank 1, a plurality ofspreaders 2 fitted on the shank 1 by means of a ring, a plurality ofribs 4 having respectively an intermediate portion pivotally connectedwith a related one of the spreaders 2, and a canopy 3 covering on theribs 4 as shown in FIG. 5, having the same structure as a conventionalbeach umbrellas. The main improvement in the invention is all thespreaders 2 and all the ribs 4 respectively provided with a lengthwiseC-shaped insert groove 21 and 41 formed in a lower portion and openingdownward, as shown in FIG. 3. Then a plurality of small lamps 5 arefitted in the insert groove 21 or 41 of each spreader 2 or each rib 4.The front end of each small lamp 5 faces to the shank 1 so as not to letthe lamps interfere with the shank 1, as shown in FIG. 4.

[0016] Next, referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 5, the shank 1 has an innertube 11 in the whole length for receiving lead wires 121 therein, and aplug 12 connected to the lead wires 121 having their one ends connectedto a power switch 13 fixed on an outer surface at a proper location ofthe shank 1, and the other ends connected to power wires 51 of the smalllamps 5 so as to light up the lamps 5. The lead wires 121 passes throughthe inner tube 11 upward to extend out of an opening 111 in an upper endof the shank 1 and passes through a plurality of holes 14 bored in theshank 1 and then connected to the power wires of the small lamps 5. Thelocation of the power switch 13 should be below the ring connected withinner ends of all the spreaders in the collapsed condition, as shown inFIG. 8. The inner tube 11 may not be necessary, if a hollow shank 1 isused as shown in FIG. 6, utilizing the center hollow functioning as aninner tube 11. If the shank 1 is a solid rod, an eccentric hollow may bebored to function as an inner tube 11 as shown in FIG. 7

[0017] As understood from the above description, the small lamps 5 arefitted in the insert grooves of all the spreaders and all the ribs, notprotruding out of them, convenient to use and assemble, not affectingthe wholeness of the beach umbrella to light up during night to setforth gracious atmosphere.

What is claimed is:
 1. A beach umbrella with lamps, comprising aconventional beach umbrella consisting of a shank, a ring fitted movablyaround said shank, a plurality of spreaders pivotally connected to saidring and possible to spread out radially, a plurality of ribs havingrespectively an intermediate portion pivotally connected to an outer endof each said spreader and an upper end pivotally connected to an upperring fixed on an upper end of said shank, and a canopy covered on allsaid ribs; each said spreader having a C-shaped lengthwise groove in alower portion and opening downward, each said rib having a C-shapedlengthwise groove in a lower portion and opening downward, a pluralityof small lamps fitted in each said C-shaped groove of each said spreaderand of said rib, each said small lamp connected electrically with powerby means of lead wires to be lit up.
 2. The beach umbrella with lamps asclaimed in claim 1, wherein said small lamps inserted in said C-shapedgroove of each said spreaders and of each said rib have respectively afront end facing said shank so that said small lamps may not interferewith said shank.
 3. The beach umbrella with lamps as claimed in claim 1,connected to power wires of each said small lamps fitted in each saidribs.
 4. The beach umbrella as claimed in claim 3, wherein said leadwires extending in said shank are laid through sidewise holes bored inproper locations of said shank to be connected to power wires of eachsaid spreader.